Vladimir Putin's latest threat of nuclear Armageddon has been described as a "hissy fit" by a defence expert after the Russian despot was not invited to the Queen's funeral.
This morning (Wednesday, September 21) Putin announced the "partial mobilisation" of some 300,000 reservists in what was a major escalation of his invasion of Ukraine.
Putin also said Russia "will certainly use all the means at our disposal" in response to what he dubbed "nuclear blackmail" from the West and those trying to "subjugate" Russia, including "neo-Nazis" in Ukraine.READ MORE: Hundreds of Russian men fleeing to Finland after Putin's conscription order"This is not a bluff," he claimed.
Putin's comments - in what was his biggest speech since the invasion began in February - come after he was left off the invite list for the Queen's funeral on Monday (September 19).
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